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A Palm Springs woman is getting support from The L-Fund, a non-profit organization that supports lesbians throughout the Coachella Valley. Caroline Romero received The L-Fund Education Education Assistance Program Grant last week after undergoing the application process. Romero has been working as an engineer for five year, and wants to continue growing in her career.
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After months in the making, a new emergency shelter for the homeless in Banning is now up and running. It’s set up across the street from the former encampment, seen from the I-10 heading into the valley. The new ‘Opportunity Village’ is a place where some can call home for the next 90 days. “I’m
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Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency in response to the Monkeypox outbreak. The governor said the move will help bolster the state’s vaccination efforts. The proclamation supports the work underway by the California Department of Public Health and others in the administration to coordinate a whole-of-government response to Monkeypox, seek additional vaccines and
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A registered sex offender accused of fatally slashing his year-old daughter before throwing her off a cliff in the mountains south of the Coachella Valley, and also attacking the child’s mother and a good Samaritan, pleaded not guilty today to murder and other charges. Adam Slater, 50, is charged with felony counts of murder,
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Friends of the Desert Mountains was recently awarded the Environmental Connections por Vida grant during the Anderson Children’s Foundation’s annual grant awards distribution. The $10,000 grant will go towards funding Friends of the Desert Mountains’ youth education program. The Anderson Children’s Foundation provides funding to charities, nonprofits, churches and schools in the local area. The
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Children in communities throughout the Coachella Valley are preparing to start the 2022-2023 school year. However, schools in all three districts are still struggling to find enough teachers and other support personnel. Local Control and Accountability Plans released by DSUSD, PSUSD, CVUSD show an ongoing staff shortage is making it hard to fill all open
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Two deer seen drowning in the Indio portion of the Coachella Canal were rescued by first responders. Monday shortly before 4 p.m., a passerby called Indio Police to report that they found two young deer in the Coachella Canal near Avenue 42 west of Golf Center Parkway in Indio. Officers arrived and found the two
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Desert Hot Springs police officers located a vehicle that was reported stolen in Los Angeles. According to DHSPD, day shift patrol officers spotted the vehicle being driven around the city. The driver pulled into the parking lot of the Chase Bank / Carl’s Jr over on Hacienda Avenue and Palm Drive. Officers made contact with
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A 46-year-old man accused of committing several burglaries at Palm Springs businesses was charged with various felony. As we’ve previously reported, over the past month, break-ins were reported at Santorini off East Vista Chino, Manhattan in the Desert, along with the Sandwich Spot, Gastro Pub 1501, and the AIM Mail Center According to the Palm Springs
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College of the Desert will host a virtual community forum to discuss the long-awaited West Valley Campus in Palm Springs. The forum will be held on Thursday, August 4 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom: https://bit.ly/3Q8RkVn. You’ll also be able to watch the forum on COD’s Youtube page at the time of the event. The West
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One person died in the hospital following a two-vehicle collision in La Quinta, authorities said today. Deputies responded to the intersection of Seeley Drive and Miles Avenue at about 9:40 a.m. Sunday to a report of a two-vehicle major injury traffic collision, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Two people suffered major injuries and
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The White House launched a new website that offers tips and information surrounding staying safe in the heat, and what the hot days look like in the future. The Secretary for the U.S. Department of Commerce said heat is the number one weather-related cause of death in the country. Heat.gov was launched by the Biden
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A GoFundMe page was created for the man who was found dead inside a burned pick-up truck a few weeks ago in Thermal. Investigators said the death was a homicide. The man was identified by authorities as Jesus M. Hernandez, 35, of Coachella. Hernandez was known by his friends and family as Jesse. His sister,
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First Tee Coachella Valley members Braden Bernaldo, 17, and Maleyna Gregorio, 18, were exclusively selected among 40 teenage First Tee chapter members nationwide to attend the second-annual First Tee Leadership Summit. “It’s such a blessing to be able to represent the Coachella Valley,” said Bernaldo. “The First Tee has helped me have a direction in
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Palm Springs police confirmed they have a suspect accused of causing a crash while intoxicated that left one person dead. The crash happened just after 9:00 p.m. Saturday on Sunrise Way and East Palm Canyon Drive, when the suspect vehicle read-ended another vehicle stopped at the intersection. The driver of the vehicle that was hit
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La Quinta native Brandun Lee’s August 6th fight at Madison Square Garden is now canceled. To clarify: @ShowtimeBoxing announces the entire event is off. #boxing #PaulRahmanJr https://t.co/ZQtKhDvqx8— Dan Rafael (@DanRafael1) July 31, 2022 News broke while on air – I had this from @Brandun_Lee and Coach Freddy ahead of their @TheGarden debut. Always appreciated Lee's
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We continue to see sign of an oncoming storm all throughout the Coachella Valley, and we’re sharing some tips on how to prepare for potential flooding. Storm clouds were seen all throughout the valley Saturday. Palm Springs resident, Zane who’s lived in the Coachella Valley his entire life says rain tends to come as a
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The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has identified the two victims killed in a car crash in Banning Friday night. Christopher Saldana, 24, of Banning and James Darnell, 75, of Cabazon were pronounced dead shortly after they were extricated from their vehicles and transported to the hospital. The crash was reported just after 8:30 p.m. at
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“Chorus Cares” is a Palm Springs Gay Men’s Chorus program providing outreach Initiatives throughout the Coachella Valley. On Saturday, the group accepted school supply donations at the Mizell Center. The group hosted a School Supplies Drive for two elementary schools to gather the supplies needed for the 2022-2023 school year. The schools are Vista del
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Dozens of people came together to commemorate Senior Airman Lee Talamantes at the Palm Springs Air Museum. It’s place he used to volunteer years ago. “It warms my heart that there are this many people that he has impacted and took the time out of the day to honor him. And being a close friend
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